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Delta Goodrem has renewed her acquaintance with her royal fan
Prince Charles, but avoided all talk about his wedding dramas.

Having endured scrutiny of her own love life in the British
tabloids, Goodrem kept her chat strictly about music when she met
Charles and his fiancee Camilla Parker Bowles at a reception at
Clarence House.

The pop star was among Australian, New Zealand and Fijian
dignitaries and expats at the reception held to mark Charles'
Pacific tour next week.

She first met Charles at a Royal Variety Performance in London
in December.

"He's lovely. He's really sweet," Goodrem said.

"We just talked about music and piano lessons and Camilla was
the same - music and what she liked.

"Charles said he'd be in Australia next week and said he was
really looking forward to it."

Goodrem sympathised with the royal couple, whose relationship is
a constant source of media dissection.

She had to put up with her own romantic dramas being played out
in the British tabloids following her split from Australian tennis
player Mark Philippoussis and her relationship with Irish singer
Brian McFadden.

"I understand they've got their job and I have to take some of
it because that's part of my job as an entertainer," Goodrem
said.

Goodrem will be in Australia next week to promote her duet
Almost Here with new boyfriend McFadden.